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cav•es•son
(kav′ə sən),USA pronunciation n.
- the noseband of a bridle or a halter.
- Gmc; compare Old English cælf halter, muzzle) + -one augmentative suffix
- Italian cavezzone noseband halter, equivalent. to cavezz(a) halter (
- 1590–1600